COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - San José State wide receiver Nick Nash, defensive tackle Soane Toia and linebacker Jordan Pollard lead 11 Spartans awarded 2024 All-Mountain West football honors, as announced by the conference on Tuesday.
This is the fifth straight year with double-digit All-Mountain West selections for the Spartans and the most since 2021. The six first and second-team All-Mountain West selections are the most for the Spartans since 2020.
Nash, Toia, and Pollard were named All-Mountain West First Team, while wide receiver Justin Lockhart, and defensive backs DJ Harvey and Robert Rahimi were named All-Mountain West Second Team. Defensive Lineman Gafa Faga, linebacker Taniela Latu, safety Isiah Revis, offensive lineman Marist Talavou, and defensive lineman John Ward were named All-Mountain West Honorable Mention.
FIRST TEAM:
Nick Nash, WR, Redshirt Senior, Irvine, Calif./Woodbridge HS
- AP Midseason First-Team All-America Team (2024)
- Biletnikoff Award Finalist
- Second All-Mountain West honor
- Only fourth player to earn the college football receiving triple crown
- Leads country with 104 receptions, 1,382 yards, 16 receiving touchdowns, 8.7 receptions per game, and 115.2 yards per game
- Fourth ever to earn the Receiving Triple Crown
- Also threw two touchdowns this season
Soane Toia, DL, Senior, Nuku'alosa, Tonga/Grace Brethren HS
- Second All-Mountain West honor
- Has a career-high 55 tackles with 7.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks
- Career-high nine tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss against No. 23 UNLV (11/22/24)
- Had 2.5 tackles for loss with 1.5 sacks and five tackles vs. No. 13 Boise State (11/16/24)
- Seven tackles including a sack, a tackle for loss, and two quarterback hurries at Oregon State (11/09/24)
Jordan Pollard, LB, Junior, Los Angeles, Calif./Faith Lutheran HS
- Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (09/09/24)
- Has a career-high 110 tackles with 12 tackles for loss and two sacks
- He also has one interception and a career-high three pass breakups
- Pollard is third in the conference and 22nd in the nation in total tackles
- Had a career-high 17 tackles at Air Force (9/7/24)
SECOND TEAM:
Justin Lockhart, WR, Redshirt Senior, Los Angeles, Calif./Serra HS/Nevada
- Has a career-high 52 receptions for a career-high 973 yards and a career-high five touchdowns
- His 18.71 yards per reception is tops in the Mountain West and 20th in the country
- Career-high 10 catches for a career-high 172 yards and a touchdown vs. No. 13 Boise State (11/16/24)
- Had four catches for 48 yards and a touchdown vs. Stanford (11/29/24)
DJ Harvey, DB, Redshirt Junior, Palmdale, Calif./Sierra Canyon HS/Virginia Tech
- Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (11/11/24)
- Has a career-high 58 tackles with seven tackles for loss, four interceptions, and six pass breakups
- Harvey also has two touchdowns this year, including a pick-six and fumble return touchdown
- Led team with eight tackles vs. No. 13 Boise State (11/16/24)
Robert "Rocket" Rahimi, S, Senior, Santa Ana, Calif./Cornerstone Christian HS/Liberty
- Leads the Mountain West and is third in the country with five interceptions
- Has a career-high 78 tackles with a career-high 5.5 tackles for loss, four pass breakups and one sack
- Had eight tackles and a pass breakup against No. 23 UNLV (11/22/24)
- Career-high 10 tackles and one QB hurry at Oregon State (11/09/24)
HONORABLE MENTION:
Gafa Faga, DL, Junior, Alao, American Samoa/Fagaitua HS/New Mexico Military Institute
- Has a career-high 42 tackles with a career-high 4.5 tackles for loss and one sack
- Six tackles and a tackle for loss against No. 23 UNLV (11/22/24)
- Four tackles with one tackle for loss and one quarterback hurry vs. No. 13 Boise State (11/16/24)
- Had two tackles, including first career sack and a tackle for loss at Wash. State (9/20/24)
Taniela Latu, LB, Senior, San Mateo, Calif./Serra HS/College of San Mateo
- Has a career-high 65 tackles with a career-high seven tackles for loss with two pass breakups, one sack, and one fumble recovery
- Led team with eight tackles and a quarterback hurry vs. Stanford (11/29/24)
- Six tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss against No. 23 UNLV (11/22/24)
- Led team with nine tackles, including first career sack, and tied career-best 2.0 tackles for loss at Fresno St. (10/26/24)
Isiah Revis, S, Redshirt Junior, Las Vegas, Nev./Liberty HS/SF City College
- Has a career-high 67 tackles with a career-high six tackles for loss, five pass breakups, and two interceptions
- Had seven tackles with an interception and 2.0 tackles for loss vs. Stanford (11/29/24)
- First career pick six of 40 yards with seven tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass breakup against No. 23 UNLV (11/22/24)
- Led team with career-high 12 tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass breakup at Oregon State (11/09/24)
Marist Talavou, OL, Redshirt Senior, Norwalk, Calif./St. John Bosco HS/Utah
- Only full-time starting offensive lineman back from 2023
- Has started 10 games while playing in 11 in 2024
- The Spartans have only allowed seven sacks, which is seventh-best in the country
- The passing offense is the best in the Mountain West and fifth in the country, averaging 325.3 yards per game
John Ward, DL, Redshirt Senior, Palmdale, Calif./Palmdale HS/UCLA/Utah State
- Has a career-high 43 tackles with a career-high seven tackles for loss, a career-high three sacks, one pass breakup, and one forced fumble
- Five tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss and a sack against No. 23 UNLV (11/22/24)
- Had seven tackles vs. No. 13 Boise State (11/16/24)
- Career-high nine tackles with career-high 3.0 tackles for loss and first career forced fumble at Colorado St. (10/12/24)
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